Happy Halloween! Thanks Shannon for letting me post about my ongoing library addiction with this check-in. I officially am out of room for my library stack – I need an intervention. I’ve been on a light reading kick. I need to step up my serious books to go with my non-fiction for November.
Checked-Out Read:
- Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews
- Overruled by Emma Chase
- Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman by Lindy West – EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS IMMEDIATELY!
- The Princess & The Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes by Duncan Tonatiuh – thanks to Emma at Miss Print for this review These pictures were gorgeous, the story was great and it sparked some fun conversation about myths and Mexico in my house
- The Night Gardener by Terry Fan
Checked out To Be Read
- The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe by CS Lewis – if I can pry the kid away from the damn Rainbow Fairy books we’ll keep going
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo – I’m afraid to start almost!
- The Green Road by Anne Enright
- My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg – YAY
- The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
- Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places by Colin Dickey
- Love, Loss and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
On-Hold – Clearly the kid needs a library card
- The Bad Beginning: Book the First by Lemony Snicket
- The Princess and The Pony by Kate Beaton (thanks again Emma). There were tears at my house when the library lost our first hold
- Hilary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls are Born to Lead by Michelle Markel
- Princess in Black by Shannon Hale
- Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
- The Mothers by Brit Bennett – only #62 this could be worse
What’s on your library shelf this month?
Gun In Act One 
Great books there
How did you like Magic Binds? I haven’t read Princess in Black yet, but I love Shannon Hale’s work! I’ve been listening to HRC’s memoirs – I enjoyed Living History much more than I’m enjoying Hard Choices.
I really liked Magic Binds! I love what an asskicker Kate is. Of course the ending left me totally dying for the next book. HRC’s memoirs are on my list too- though I remember the size being intimidating!
I’m glad you liked it! I can’t believe the series is almost over, though! The size of the bios are a little intimidating. I loved Living History, though. Hard Choices is a little less personal, but it’s a good book too. I’m hoping to finish it today or tomorrow.
I FINALLY bought Shrill last weekend. Am about to start a new book…maybe Shrill is it?
I’m excited to find out what you think of Homegoing. Such a great book. #62 on how many copies? I feel like you’ve already really moved up the line! It’ll 100% be worth the wait!
YAY for Shrill! I feel like I should buy it to force onto friends. I’m afraid to start Homegoing. Is it going to make me cry? I’m 62 on 80 copies so I have hope! This will give me time to get some other books of my shelves first right?
I started it last night – stayed up way too late reading it. I have 30 pages left and then I’m pretty sure I’m going to leave it on a colleague’s desk. Excellent recommendation. I expected more rage but it’s more like YES!
Homegoing won’t make you bawl your eyes out, I don’t think. But it will move you.
62 on 80! You’ll get your hands on it before you know it.
Haha – #62! Well, I’ll say that it’s totally worth the wait?! Or the $13 for the e-book?
I know! The ebook is really tempting – but we also just did American Girl for the big 6th birthday (ouch) so I’m being a good library girl!
Glad to hear The Princess and the Warrior and The Princess and the Pony were both hits. Definitely check out more of Tonatiuh’s work if you get a chance–I love everything he puts out and a lot of his books are great non-fiction biographies or picture books 😀